[stylist] Blind and segregation

Wed Dec 31 16:00:47 UTC 2008

Angela,
I'm just saying that getting all of those parents to do that wil take 
even longer than legislation  requiring it.  Obviously, consciousnesses 
need to be raised, PR needs to be done, people's minds need to be opened 
to the capabilities of blind people.  Nevertheless, a law requiring the 
teaching of Braille to all kids whose visual limitations prevent them 
from reading at a speed and with the comprehension of what is considered 
average for their age/IQ or however you want to measure it would catch 
some kids who would otherwise fall through the cracks while waiting for 
the sensabilities of the nation to catch up.  Also, isn't that what NFB 
is currently recommending, state laws mandating Braille education?
Donna

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Angela fowler wrote:
> Donna,
> Legislation is only part of the solution. A piece of legislation without the
> backing of heart and determination is a worthless thing. The civil rights
> act didn't make one less racist. The ADA didn't make one less person
> closed-minded to the capabilities of blind people. We can legislate if we
> will, but real change must take place at the grass-roots level. In short, it
> is more important that parents all across this country stand up for their
> children's right to literacy! 
>
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> Parents don't insist because they are strong-armed by the public school
> officials with budget concerns who tell them that their child doesn't need
> Braille.  We still live in a world where authority figures are deferred to,
> whether they're right or not.  I think it would be easier to convert the
> school authorities with a change in the legislation than trying to find
> every parent who isn't standing up for their kids and train them in time to
> avoid having the kid miss out on their education.  
> Surely, the parents who join the NFB are given some support for standing up
> for Braille literacy, but how many parents don't belong?  I really think the
> schools must be forced to do it.
> Donna
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> LoriStay at aol.com wrote:
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>> No.   The main reason is that parents don't insist, loud and long, with 
>> advocates behind them when the schools balk.   Braille has been taught to
>>     
> the two 
>   
>> blind children in Chatterton School in Merrick, and all their work is
>>     
> presented 
>   
>> to them in Braille.   Actually, one of them is now in Middle school, and
>>     
> I've 
>   
>> no idea what they do there, but her background is solid because her 
>> parents insisted.
>> Lori
>>
>> In a message dated 12/29/08 2:26:11 PM, penatwork at epix.net writes:
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>>> The main reason that Braille is not taught in public schools is 
>>> two-fold.
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